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The world’s foremost publication on global happiness: a partnership of Gallup, the Wellbeing Research Centre, and UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network.
@worldhappiness.report📊 While our author teams are busy gathering and analysing the latest data for our 2027 edition, don’t forget you already have access to over a decade’s worth of global data through our data dashboard.
Read more 👉 https://mailchi.mp/worldhappiness.report/october-2026
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@worldhappiness.reportCongratulations to World Happiness Report editor John Helliwell for receiving the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies (ISQOLS)'s Distinguished Quality-of-Life Researcher Award. 👏
@worldhappiness.report🚨 The Call for Abstracts for the 10th IPPA World Congress on Positive Psychology is now open!
Submit your abstract by 30 November at https://www.ippaworldcongress.org/abstract
@worldhappiness.reportHappiness is a science. It can be measured, studied, and improved. 🔬
@worldhappiness.report🇨🇷 This year, Costa Rica became the first Latin American country to enter the top five on our leaderboard.
With a relatively low GDP per capita, what factors might explain their happiness?
Explore the data 👉 https://data.worldhappiness.report/country/CRI
@worldhappiness.report📵 Ch6 of #WHR2026 notes that, after deactivating Facebook and experiencing improvements in wellbeing, people still demand money to permanently deactivate.
This finding suggests people may obtain goods from social media that are not adequately captured in measures of wellbeing.
@worldhappiness.reportPeace is a prerequisite for happiness, and everybody deserves the opportunity to live a happy life.
@worldhappiness.report📉 The wellbeing of younger generations has fallen dramatically in the Western world, but there is limited evidence of similar declines in other global regions.
@worldhappiness.reportYou probably know that Finland is the happiest country, but do you know why?
Here, our editors dive into a few reasons behind the high scores of our top-ranking countries.
👉 If Finland or Costa Rica aren’t home for you, explore your country’s data at data.worldhappiness.report!
@worldhappiness.reportQuantity > Quality? 😬
@worldhappiness.report🗞️ The World Happiness Report hits the headlines every year, but the value of wellbeing science continues beyond the launch. WHR 2027 will show how policymakers around the world are measuring and prioritising happiness, all year round.
@worldhappiness.reportAcross 47 countries, the lightest social media use (less than an hour a day) is associated with the highest mean life satisfaction among girls. ⬇️ After more than an hour a day of social media use, life satisfaction declines.
@worldhappiness.reportFinland is the world’s happiest country.
But what makes it this way?
Our dashboard lets you explore all of the available data from Gallup, filtered by country.👇
